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of anwar al awlaki, the american citizen and yemeni member of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula in yemen who we killed, the united states government killed. in that particular case the president really didn't have any qualms about going after him. he thought al awlaki was a senior member of an enemy force who was bept on attacking america and this it would be a lawful act of war. the real debate inside the administration surrounded this question of whether they ought to talk publicly about the legal rationale, the justification for going after an american citizen. and there was a lot of debate about it. ultimately the decision was not to release the justice department legal opinion. that's obviously. in the news a lot this week, and instead to send out the attorney general to give a speech laying out some of that. but the actual underlying act itself of killing an american citizen was not something that this president lost a lot of sleep over. >> all right. there might not have been debate within the white house, but let's run through some of the criticisms that the drones have received.
of anwar al awlaki, the american citizen and yemeni member of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula in yemen who we killed, the united states government killed. in that particular case the president really didn't have any qualms about going after him. he thought al awlaki was a senior member of an enemy force who was bept on attacking america and this it would be a lawful act of war. the real debate inside the administration surrounded this question of whether they ought to talk publicly about the...
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will say that if you look out over the last four years what happened in a number of places such as yemen and other areas where there was, in fact, a growth of al qaeda, quite unfortunately, and so what we were trying to do in this administration is to take every measure possible to protect the lives of american citizens whether it be abroad or in the united states. as well as a maturation of capabilities and inside into those intelligence plots as a result of the investment that was made in the previous administration that allowed us in this administration to take appropriate actions. >> well, let's talk further about the targeted killings. when the targeted killings began several years ago, the first order of effect was the elimination of the senior operational leadership of al qaeda, of many of the leaders, many of the core leaders. obviously, that is a critical priority. we have heard both former cia director michael hayden in an interview on cnn and general mckrystal say -- >> you have been watching the confirmation hearings for cia director nominee john brennan, an explosive day of
will say that if you look out over the last four years what happened in a number of places such as yemen and other areas where there was, in fact, a growth of al qaeda, quite unfortunately, and so what we were trying to do in this administration is to take every measure possible to protect the lives of american citizens whether it be abroad or in the united states. as well as a maturation of capabilities and inside into those intelligence plots as a result of the investment that was made in the...
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they were running them out of iraq, afghanistan, yemen, you name it. they've been an important tool to keeping the american people safe. so i think we should keep in mind that these are not law enforcement operations. they're acts of war against a terrorist threat to the united states. >> so the drone program, if we look at it, it has ramped up under the president. there have been 400 -- more than 400 cia strikes against targets in pakistan and yemen. as we look back over history, that's eight times as many under president bush. now, the drone attacks, they often have collateral damage. they kill civilians. so doesn't that strain the ongoing future relations between the u.s. and countries where these attacks are taking place, because aren't we creating more problems for themselves when a civilian is killed and they dedicate themselves to trying to retaliate. >> i think it's a legitimate concern. the laws of warfare, the four major principles essentially deal with avoiding excessive civilian casualties. so i think there is a requirement for some real di
they were running them out of iraq, afghanistan, yemen, you name it. they've been an important tool to keeping the american people safe. so i think we should keep in mind that these are not law enforcement operations. they're acts of war against a terrorist threat to the united states. >> so the drone program, if we look at it, it has ramped up under the president. there have been 400 -- more than 400 cia strikes against targets in pakistan and yemen. as we look back over history, that's...
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>> in yemen? >> i don't know the specifics. >> rose: but you read in on the policy and these issues of national security. >> i read a little piece of pain around with me, charlie. >> rose: expecting i might go there? >> well, i wanted to mention to you. we go through this business of -- as we talk about the detainee program, we went through "zero dark thirty" and -- >> rose: i want to get to that later. >> but here is a c.i.a. report produced in july of '04. >> rose: right. khalid sheikh mohammed. >> khalid sheikh mohammed, mastermind of 9/11 but what it shows is that we captured him and he is the guy, then, who as a result of the interrogation program and it wasn't just going after bin laden but it was -- he turned out to be a key source for the government. as a detainee he shed lights on al qaeda's strategic doctrine, on their plots, probable targets key operatives, likely methods of attack on the u.s. homeland. huge body of intelligence we got by capturing khalid sheikh mohammed and putting him
>> in yemen? >> i don't know the specifics. >> rose: but you read in on the policy and these issues of national security. >> i read a little piece of pain around with me, charlie. >> rose: expecting i might go there? >> well, i wanted to mention to you. we go through this business of -- as we talk about the detainee program, we went through "zero dark thirty" and -- >> rose: i want to get to that later. >> but here is a c.i.a. report...
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if there is concern that imminent attack yemen, could there be the same concerns? when would it then be possible for someone on the hit list, as al-awlaki to be hitting the united states proper? >> sera, the al-awlaki case will someday be the subject of a truly wonderful book. it's a very complicated and interesting history. i think of him where row of hockey made it back to the united states, i don't think there is dispute about anybody have spoken to the proper way to handle and would've been for the fbi to arrest him and be prosecuted in a u.s. federal court. >> my question is not about what was proper. it is about the possibility of someone on a hit list be done back in the united states. he was arrested in 2002 at dulles international airport. he was arrested as you talk about, but it's a very close to the clinton administration and worked with the bush administration and yet we find out he was involved in supporting terrorism internationally, surrogates arrested in noticing 23 years of prison. i'm asking what could be the prospect that somebody get back in th
if there is concern that imminent attack yemen, could there be the same concerns? when would it then be possible for someone on the hit list, as al-awlaki to be hitting the united states proper? >> sera, the al-awlaki case will someday be the subject of a truly wonderful book. it's a very complicated and interesting history. i think of him where row of hockey made it back to the united states, i don't think there is dispute about anybody have spoken to the proper way to handle and...
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yemen is something the french or mali is something the french are doing something about, sending troops there. that doesn't have the threat to what they call aqim, al-qaeda islamic, doesn't have the ability to strike the more than homeland but there are a lot of french maliians. there are parts of world that don't involve us but still quite a calamity. pakistan and india came to blows, there's still a lot of residual tensions there. and it really remains to be seen how the american reduction and eventual withdrawal of american forces for afghanistan will effect that entire region. because there's a battle for influence within afghanistan clearly between indians and pack stages. >> rose: do we assume if in fact the of gun portions are not strong enough after the united states leaves to with stan the taliban and the taliban is able to gain somewhat approaching the power they had previously when they had power, that they would welcome al-qaeda back. >> well, you know, one of the big questions that has not been answered by the president's advisors is what's the american military presence go
yemen is something the french or mali is something the french are doing something about, sending troops there. that doesn't have the threat to what they call aqim, al-qaeda islamic, doesn't have the ability to strike the more than homeland but there are a lot of french maliians. there are parts of world that don't involve us but still quite a calamity. pakistan and india came to blows, there's still a lot of residual tensions there. and it really remains to be seen how the american reduction...
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he has been offered a way forward towards a political transition, as was done in other places like yemen, for example. and he has rejected that. and his determination to hold on to power at all costs has turned out to be, as i said, a terrible tragedy for the syrian people, for the region. it is a tragedy, charlie, because it is a country with a rich heritage and you see, you see the destruction of places like aleppo and the covered market in aleppo which has been there for hundreds and hundreds of years. the country is just being torn apart and the responsibility rests with assad. >> but the same time because of the way that has unfolded over time, they're more and more groups flowing in to participate in that war against him who are not necessarily friends of the united states. and in fact in some cases are not. >> and this has been one of the things, one of the principal things that the united states has been deeply concerned about from the outset, it is what we've laid out to the russian, for example, from the outset here. you asked about the head of the syrian opposition council. >>
he has been offered a way forward towards a political transition, as was done in other places like yemen, for example. and he has rejected that. and his determination to hold on to power at all costs has turned out to be, as i said, a terrible tragedy for the syrian people, for the region. it is a tragedy, charlie, because it is a country with a rich heritage and you see, you see the destruction of places like aleppo and the covered market in aleppo which has been there for hundreds and...
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we will be more able to go after some of these terrorists in yemen or in the horn of africa or anyone else in the arabian peninsula for that matter. the broader question about drones, is should that be our strategy stph-r we looking at the state sponsors? are we trying to cut off the funding than or the radicalization at the source or only going after those who are the most obvious targets who are out there carrying out terrorist attacks. jenna: that's something that you've looked at recently. looked at social networking within saudi arabia. what is the tone out there and the temperament and what is happening in that specific country thals spread that also spreads outward. who is radicalized, how barred they, what kind of enemies are we fashion out there? in your study and research do you think the drone attacks have been effective to deter people from becoming more radicalized or used as propaganda to bring people to the side of our enemy stkpwhr-s what we found in our study is that radicalism is alive and well in saudi arabia. that clerics are pop you will gated hatred online. in 14
we will be more able to go after some of these terrorists in yemen or in the horn of africa or anyone else in the arabian peninsula for that matter. the broader question about drones, is should that be our strategy stph-r we looking at the state sponsors? are we trying to cut off the funding than or the radicalization at the source or only going after those who are the most obvious targets who are out there carrying out terrorist attacks. jenna: that's something that you've looked at recently....
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there's already a lot of controversy, a lot of blowback in countries like yemen and pakistan, questions about the violation of sovereignty, and ashlgs charlie, importantly, a question about what is al qaeda? al qaeda is changing as we speak. it's morphing. it has its regional groups. the question of who is a member of al qaeda, who can be classified as a senior operational leader i think will continue to bedevil officials and restrain who they likely target with lethal action. >> juan, just quickly, how dangerous is it for u.s. national security that it was disclosed we're flying these drones into yes, ma'am about out of the base in saudi arabia? >> i think it's never good to have an ill filtration of going after terrorists. it also complicates our relations with countries like saudi arabia who want to keep these things secret and if we can't keep them secret, they're not willing to work with us. at the owned testify day, these are platforms and techniques to get at these terrorists we can't reach in traditional ways. >> juan zarate, thank you. >> thank you. >>> and if congress doesn't
there's already a lot of controversy, a lot of blowback in countries like yemen and pakistan, questions about the violation of sovereignty, and ashlgs charlie, importantly, a question about what is al qaeda? al qaeda is changing as we speak. it's morphing. it has its regional groups. the question of who is a member of al qaeda, who can be classified as a senior operational leader i think will continue to bedevil officials and restrain who they likely target with lethal action. >> juan,...
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. >> therefore, the idea of taking out in yemen an american citizen who had threatened america was just fine with dick cheney? >> yes -- >> by dwoen attarone attack? >> yes. >> should there be checks and balances in terms of that? >> i think when we hire the president of the united states, he gets to live in the big house, makes all that money, he is getting paid to make difficult, difficult decisions. >> you talked about the obama team was second rate. what did you mean? >> well, i think -- i'm very, very concerned about what i see happening, charlie, in the national security arena. i think the administration's policies are terribly flawed. i think that the president's performance by my standards in the international arena, middle east and so forth, is worse than many of my friends and colleagues, being his domestic policies. >> the problem with the president and his policies, or is it with chuck hagel, john brennan, john kerry? >> that's all the president. the president picks the people that he put around him, too. with respect to chuck hagel and brennan, defense and cia, just in the
. >> therefore, the idea of taking out in yemen an american citizen who had threatened america was just fine with dick cheney? >> yes -- >> by dwoen attarone attack? >> yes. >> should there be checks and balances in terms of that? >> i think when we hire the president of the united states, he gets to live in the big house, makes all that money, he is getting paid to make difficult, difficult decisions. >> you talked about the obama team was second rate....
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threat from abroad posed by terrorists, and obviously we're dealing with the use of drones in pakistan, yemen, around the world, where we can identify very specific targets, support the use of drones with evidence that they are involved in terrorist activities, threatening the united states. there will be, i hope, a set of standards in that memo for decisions made by the president. obviously, those decisions are made without a court and without a prosecutor. the president in effect acts as judge and jury, and i'll want to see how that process is implemented theoretically and practically. >> are you a supporter of using drone strikes to do military action? >> drones certainly have an appropriate and very significant role in some circumstances. but there need to be standards, a process that involves proper review at the very highest levels by the president of the united states or individuals, officials designated by him, and that's why this memo is important, because it sets the ground rules, and the implementation process for those rules that give americans the assurance that we are acting wit
threat from abroad posed by terrorists, and obviously we're dealing with the use of drones in pakistan, yemen, around the world, where we can identify very specific targets, support the use of drones with evidence that they are involved in terrorist activities, threatening the united states. there will be, i hope, a set of standards in that memo for decisions made by the president. obviously, those decisions are made without a court and without a prosecutor. the president in effect acts as...
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national security that we're flying these drones into yemen out of a base in saudi arabia? >> i think it's never good norah, to have a revelation of where we have our infrastructure to go after terrorists. that's a big problem. it also complicates our relationships with countries like saudi arabia which want to keep these things secret, and if we can't keep them secret they're not willing to work with us. but at the end of the day, these are platforms and techniques that are important to get at these terrorists that we can't reach in traditional ways. >> juan zarate thank you. >>> if congress doesn't approve a budget deal in the next three weeks, billions of dollars in automatic spending cuts will go into effect. david martin shows us why it's already having a direct impact on our military. >> reporter: postponing the deployment of "truman" will save hundreds of millions of dollars but also leave the u.s. with only one in instead of the normal two aircraft carriers in the persian gulf at a time when the u.s. and iran appear to be on a collision course over its nuclear progr
national security that we're flying these drones into yemen out of a base in saudi arabia? >> i think it's never good norah, to have a revelation of where we have our infrastructure to go after terrorists. that's a big problem. it also complicates our relationships with countries like saudi arabia which want to keep these things secret, and if we can't keep them secret they're not willing to work with us. but at the end of the day, these are platforms and techniques that are important to...
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they killed him and his 16-year-old son in a drone strike in yemen. america now knows the criteria used to dominate and americans for targeted killing. the way paper size for the legal framework for when the u.s. government can use lethal force against the u.s. citizens who is a senior operational leader of al qaeda or an associated force. it is located in a foreign country outside the area of active hostilities. the justice department claims in such a case lethal force to be lawful or three conditions are met and informed high-level official of the u.s. government has determined the targeted individual poses an imminent threat against the united states, capture is infeasible in the united states continues to monitor whether capture becomes feasible. three, the operation would be conducted in a manner consistent with principles of the laws of war. today's hearing will examine the justice department's way paper and constitutional issues surrounding the targeted killing of americans overseas. we have assembled an impressive panel of experts to help the
they killed him and his 16-year-old son in a drone strike in yemen. america now knows the criteria used to dominate and americans for targeted killing. the way paper size for the legal framework for when the u.s. government can use lethal force against the u.s. citizens who is a senior operational leader of al qaeda or an associated force. it is located in a foreign country outside the area of active hostilities. the justice department claims in such a case lethal force to be lawful or three...
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. >> important the children of pakistan and yemen are more important, do your job. world peace depends on it. we're making more enemies-- >> please proceed, mr. brennan the next time we're going to clear the chamber and bring people back in one by one. this witness is entitled to be heard, ladies and gentlemen. so please give him that opportuni opportunity. >> thank you. and heart felt thank you goes to my family in new jersey, especially my 91-year-old mother dorothy, my 92-year-old father owen who emigrated from ireland 65 years ago. [audience member talking] >> all right. i'm going to-- we're going to halt the hearing. i'm going to ask that the room be cleared and that the code pink associates not be permitted to come back in. i've done this five times now and five times are enough. so we will recess for a few minut minutes. [applaus [applause] >> all right. well, if the -- ladies and gentlemen, if you wouldn't mind leaving we will then have you come back in, but it's the only way i think we're going to stop this. we will recess for a few minut minutes. yeah, joh
. >> important the children of pakistan and yemen are more important, do your job. world peace depends on it. we're making more enemies-- >> please proceed, mr. brennan the next time we're going to clear the chamber and bring people back in one by one. this witness is entitled to be heard, ladies and gentlemen. so please give him that opportuni opportunity. >> thank you. and heart felt thank you goes to my family in new jersey, especially my 91-year-old mother dorothy, my...
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in iraq afghanistan and place like yemen where they go in right behind you u.s. special forces and after special forces secure the area -- remember these guys are a super s.w.a.t. team but also fbi agents. they conduct the search, gather the evidence and do it very quickly because they know time on target is very limited before the bad guys are coming the hill, so they have perfected that as an art. they have been involved in several firing fights overseas as well. >> ethan's mom says how grateful she is. >> we were thinking about her. >> yeah, john, miller, thank you. >>> super skiing star, lindsey vonn was hurt yesterday in a violent crash at the world championships in austria all captured on camera. the most decorated american ever is expected to miss the rest of the season. michelle miller reports on the accident just a year before the next olympics. >> reporter: lindsey vonn was 12 tenths of a second out of first place in the super-g when tragedy struck. she appeared to lose control while landing a jump somersaulted through a gate and then tumbled several hu
in iraq afghanistan and place like yemen where they go in right behind you u.s. special forces and after special forces secure the area -- remember these guys are a super s.w.a.t. team but also fbi agents. they conduct the search, gather the evidence and do it very quickly because they know time on target is very limited before the bad guys are coming the hill, so they have perfected that as an art. they have been involved in several firing fights overseas as well. >> ethan's mom says how...
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you are making it sound like that is the point -- >> caller: in yemen alone in january 1, '50 children were killed. our budget is $1.3 trillion and we have people starving at home. so that cut seems like a step in the right direction. >> stephanie: right. i agree. like jim was saying guarding countries that don't need to be guarded. >> yeah, but that's not the way to out law drone strikes. >> stephanie: yeah there is a lot more collateral damage than say an unnecessary invasion. when you watch the iraq war tape over again -- just lying outright. and the people's reaction to watching bush or cheney on tv -- people who knew they weren't telling the truth. we took out several blocks of bagdad because bush thought saadam might be there. >> and if we were interested in getting al-qaeda, saadam was our best friend in the middle east. >> stephanie: yep. jasmine in washington, d.c. >> caller: hi, stephanie. i just wanted to talk about the whole benghazi thing. why does john mccain continue to be on sunday morning talk shows talking about this whole thing with benghazi. i really feel bad for ch
you are making it sound like that is the point -- >> caller: in yemen alone in january 1, '50 children were killed. our budget is $1.3 trillion and we have people starving at home. so that cut seems like a step in the right direction. >> stephanie: right. i agree. like jim was saying guarding countries that don't need to be guarded. >> yeah, but that's not the way to out law drone strikes. >> stephanie: yeah there is a lot more collateral damage than say an unnecessary...